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Sustainable Travel offers practical and achievable advice for those who want to make a difference to the way we experience the world. Having travelled around the world without flying, sustainability expert Holly Tuppen knows a thing or two about low social- and environmental-impact adventures, here she shares what she's learnt from over a decade of sustainable adventures. Whether it's being armed with the right questions to ask tour operators, assessing...
3) Tourist trap
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Tricycle Press
Pub. Date
c2004
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153 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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Devious twins Edgar and Ellen scheme to thwart the mayor's tourism initiative, which, if successful, would destroy the town junkyard--the twins' favorite playground, foraging spot, and home to their beloved carniverous plant, Berenice.
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HarperWave
Pub. Date
[2015]
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xv, 315 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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"An innovative new take on the travel guide, Rice, Noodle, Fish decodes Japan's extraordinary food culture through a mix of in-depth narrative and insider advice, along with 195 color photographs. In this 5000-mile journey through the noodle shops, tempura temples, and teahouses of Japan, Matt Goulding, co-creator of the enormously popular Eat This, Not That! book series, navigates the intersection between food, history, and culture, creating one...
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Hamish Macbeth mysteries volume 27
Pub. Date
2012
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When Scotland is hit by the recession, Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices that the Highland people are forced to come up with inventive ways to lure tourists to their sleepy towns. The quaint village of Braikie doesn't have much to offer, other than a place of rare beauty called Buchan's Wood, which was bequeathed to the town. The savvy local tourist director renames the woods "The Fairy Glen," and has brochures printed with a beautiful photograph...
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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With the launch of the Falcon 1 rocket in 2008, Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first private company to build a low-cost rocket that could reach orbit. And that milestone carried major implications: Silicon Valley, not NASA, was suddenly cemented as the epicenter of the new Space Age. Start-ups and the wealthy investors behind them began to realize that the universe-ungoverned and infinite-was open for business. Welcome to the wild west of aerospace...
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
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xii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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"Based on exclusive inside reporting, New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle tells the remarkable story of the test pilots, engineers, and visionaries behind Virgin Galactic's campaign to build a space tourism company. Schmidle follows a handful of characters-Mark Stucky, Virgin's lead test pilot ; Richard Branson, the eccentric billionaire funding the venture ; Mike Moses, the grounded, unflappable president ; Mike Alsbury, the test pilot who lost his...
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The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
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340 pages ;
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"When Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the force of the explosion blew the top right off the mountain, burying nearby Pompeii in a shower of volcanic ash. Ironically, the calamity that proved so lethal for Pompeii's inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of generations. From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town explores the fascinating variety of these experiences,...
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Penguin Books
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2017.
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355 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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""A terrific, beautifully written, frank, and funny memoir, and a compelling argument for pulling down the long outdated system of 'bro' culture that has dominated the industry since what feels like the beginning of time." --Anthony Bourdain From the moment she opened her first bar, Jen Agg knew she could only be her own boss from then on. I Hear She's a Real Bitch tells the story of how she fought her way through the patriarichal service industry...
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University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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xv, 459 pages ; 18 cm
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"With decades of experience as a gala event planner, award-winning director and producer Ron Miziker presents the ultimate guide to planning and executing every special event in this one-of-a-kind guidebook. For professionals and beginners alike, it is designed to be a quick reference for ensuring that any exciting, educational, or entertaining event comes together on time and within budget. The book includes essential information about critical subjects,...
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Entrepreneur Press
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[2015]
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172 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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"Covering hot new trends in the industry, including the rise in first birthday celebrations, environmentally friendly parties, small-plate catering, and more, this startup guide provides entrepreneurs with everything they need to take their event businessfrom concept to reality. Aspiring event planners gain expert advice on logistical startup issues such as finding a location, selecting attorneys and other professionals, writing a solid contract,...
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Quercus
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2020.
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1 volume : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 26 cm
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Travel needn't cost the Earth: discover how to explore our beautiful world sustainably and responsibly with this definitive guide. Packed full of practical information about planning an air-mile-free adventure, from route planning to budgeting, accommodation to activities; then take your pick from 50 inspiring trips, where the journey is every bit as wonderful as the destination. The 50 adventures featured take you be boat, train and foot to some...
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Ecco
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[2018]
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xxxi, 376 pages ; 23 cm
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A new, deluxe edition of Kitchen Confidential to celebrate the life of Anthony Bourdain. The book will feature a brand new introduction, a Q&A with Ecco publisher and Bourdain's long-time editor Daniel Halpern. Interior pages are hand-annotated by Anthony Bourdain himself. The interior will also feature a brand new drawing by Ralph Steadman. Almost two decades ago, the New Yorker published a now infamous article, "Don't Eat before You Read This,"...
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"In March 2019, the Viking Sky cruise ship was struck by a bomb cyclone in the Arctic Sea. Rocked by 50-foot swells and 40-knot gales, the ship lost power and began to drift straight toward the notoriously dangerous Hustadvika coast in Norway. This is thesuspenseful, harrowing, funny, touching story by one passenger who contemplated death aboard that ship. Chaney Kwak is a travel writer used to all sorts of mishaps on the road, but this is a first...
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Simon Element
Pub. Date
2022.
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ix, 341 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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The host of the entertaining Netflix series "Somebody Feed Phil" presents never-before-heard stories from every episode of the first four seasons, along with more than sixty of viewers' most requested recipes from acclaimed international chefs and local legends alike.
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Schiffer Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
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110 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
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"Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe Railway teamed up to develop tourism in the American Southwest from the late 1880s to the 1960s. These two companies formed an interdependent alliance that welcomed travelers thirsty for a civilized 'western experience.' The Harvey Company provided first class food served by friendly 'Harvey Girls' on the trains and offered grand accommodations near the stations, and both Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe energetically promoted...
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